Effect of Educational Program Regarding Care of Children with Intussusception on Nurses' Knowledge and Practice | ||||
Tanta Scientific Nursing Journal | ||||
Volume 32, Issue 1, February 2024, Page 31-47 PDF (557.5 K) | ||||
Document Type: Original Article | ||||
DOI: 10.21608/tsnj.2024.348102 | ||||
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Authors | ||||
Hanan Gomaa Elsayed Gomaa1; Abdel motaleb Effat Ebeid2; Nagafa Hafez Farag3; Enas Mohammed Elmelegy4 | ||||
1Master student of Pediatric Nursing, Faculty of nursing, Tanta University ,Egypt Speech Consultant in Arab British Academy | ||||
2Professor of Pediatric Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Tanta University ,Egypt | ||||
3Assistant Professor of Pediatric Nursing, Faculty of nursing, Tanta University ,Egypt | ||||
4Lecturer of Pediatric Nursing, Faculty of nursing, Tanta University ,Egypt | ||||
Abstract | ||||
Background Intussusception is a serious condition that occurs when one segment of the intestine invaginates leading to bowel obstruction. Nursing management involves comprehensive care, including pain management, fluid and electrolyte balance. Developing an educational program for nurses my help to improve children's outcomes and enhance nurses' performance. Aim: The current study was aimed to evaluate the effect of educational program regarding care of children with intussusception on nurses' knowledge and practice. Subjects and Method: A quasi experimental research design was used. Subjects: convenience sampling (60) nurses distributed as 30 nurses from Pediatric Surgical Department of Tanta University Hospital and 30 nurses from Pediatric Surgical Department of Elshatbi University Hospital. Tools: Two tools were used to collect data: Nurses' knowledge about intussusception structured questionnaire sheets and nurses’ practices regarding intussusception observational checklist. Results: Most of the studied nurses had low level of knowledge about intussusception pre the educational program which was enhanced to high level level of knowledge after one month. A high percentage of nurses had unsatisfactory practice regarding care of children with intussusception before educational program, compared to the majority of them who had satisfactory practice immediately and one month after implementing the educational program. Conclusion: Implementing educational program for nurses had a significant effect on nurses knowledge and practice immediately and one month after education. There was statistically significant positive correlation between nurses' total knowledge and total practice. Recommendations: in service training programs should be conducted periodically for all nurses caring for children with intussusception. | ||||
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